Sanders, Grijalva Demand Accountability for Immigration Enforcement Program

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today sent a joint letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson expressing concerns that the Department of Homeland Security has continued the failed immigration enforcement initiative – Secure Communities – “albeit with a new name.”

The embattled Secure Communities program, which uses state and local resources to find and transfer individuals to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, faced resistance…